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A South West regional survey to identify education staff development needs in clinical skills and practice

Girot, Elizabeth A.; Goodman, Benny; Latter, Sue; Jackson, Dawn; Watkins, Mary

Authors

Elizabeth A. Girot

Benny Goodman

Sue Latter

Dawn Jackson

Mary Watkins



Abstract

This paper reports tentative findings from a survey (undertaken in 2001) of education staff employed to teach nurses and midwives in four highereducation institutions in the South West of England, with specific focus on answers regarding clinical skills and practice within a wider aim of evaluating training needs. A 57 item self-administered postal questionnaire was sent out to 760 educators, 426 were returned with a response rate of 56%. The results were analysed using SPSS version 9, using descriptive statistics focusing on the responses of HE staff and lecturer practitioners on joint appointments. Findings suggest HE staff teach a limited range of (defined) clinical skills, they have varying and wide definitions of clinical skills, less confidence in teaching skills in practice, minimal experience in working in practice settings and difficulties in engagement in practice. They continue to experience role diversity and a wide variation in meeting clinical demands for clinical competence. Definitions of clinical practice and practice skill are explored in relation to the need for nurse teachers to have ‘recent and practical experience of nursing’. A range of education roles are explored. © 2006, SAGE PUBLICATIONS. All rights reserved.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2006
Journal Journal of Research in Nursing
Print ISSN 1744-9871
Electronic ISSN 1744-988X
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 5
Pages 435-449
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987106063819
Keywords teachers, roles, practice, skills, competence, credibility
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1036676
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744987106063819
Additional Information Additional Information : This paper reports the findings from a survey commissioned by the NHSE (South West).




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